Grey Turner's Sign - Causes

Causes

Causes include

  • Acute pancreatitis, whereby methemalbumin formed from digested blood tracks subcutaneously around the abdomen from the inflamed pancreas.
  • Pancreatic hemorrhage
  • Retroperitoneal hemorrhage
  • Blunt abdominal trauma
  • Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm.
  • Ruptured / hemorrhagic ectopic pregnancy.
  • Spontaneous bleeding secondary to coagulopathy (congenital or acquired)

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